Homework Assignment: 22 | Class 10 BBC Compacta Solutions PDF Download

(A) Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks to complete the reported conversation that follows the comic strip given below.

A boy once proposed to a beautiful girl he liked. He asked her (a) _________ The girl asked. him (b) __________ Pleased to note that she seemed interested, the boy told her that a bank transfer (c) _________ and that he had purchased a new BMW. The girl replied that in that case (d) __________
(a) (i) if she would marry me
(ii) that she would marry him
(iii) if she would marry him
(iv) if you will marry me
Ans: (iii) if she would marry him

(b) (i) that if you have done what I asked you to do yesterday
(ii) if you had done what I had asked you to do the previous day
(iii) if he has done what she has asked him to do the previous day
(iv) if he had done what she had asked him to do the day before
Ans: (ii) if you had done what I had asked you to do the previous day

(c) (i) to her account had been done
(ii) to her account has been done
(iii) to your account has been done
(iv) to your account had been done
Ans: (ii) to her account has been done

(d) (i) my answer is definitely 'yes'
(ii) her answer was definitely 'yes'
(iii) her answer is definitely 'yes'
(iv) her answer will be definitely 'yes'
Ans: (iii) her answer is definitely 'yes'

(B) Read the comic strip given below and complete the passage that reports the conversation.

Mrs Maggie was out shopping at a shoe store. After hours of careful trials she zeroed in on a pink pair but did not like the colour and asked the salesman (a) _________ He asked her (b) _________ Mrs Maggie quite proudly announced that (c) _________ and added that (d) _________ so much.
Ans: Mrs. Maggie was out shopping at a shoe store. After hours of careful trials, she zeroed in on a pink pair but did not like the color and asked the salesman (a) if they had the same style in a different color He asked her (b) which color she would prefer Mrs. Maggie quite proudly announced that (c) she would like the same style in a vibrant shade of blue and added that (d) it would complement her wardrobe so much.